Centraal Trance Topic (52): Sean Tyas

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After being blown away by some of his recent productions, John Askew has signed up Sean Tyas to join the existing Discover ranks. His first outing on the label will come in the form of a kicking remix he has done of Aled Mann’s “Cold Fusion” which will then set the standard for his first Discover single “Lift” which is sure to be another classic release for the label.“Mark my words…. Tyas will be f**ing huge!!!!” Askew December 05.

Sean Tyas, a New York native and part of BasslineNYC (www.basslinenyc.com), now residing in Switzerland, brings to the dancefloor a mix of melodic harmony and driving groove that is sure to be just as effective on the legs as it is on the heart.

He got his start in 1999 with his first set of Tech-12s and started to learn how to mix music. But for him, this was not enough. In the coming couple of years, he put together a studio and began producing records as well. By the age of twenty six, he has already remixed artists such as Christina Aguilera, Pink, Moby, Daniel Bedingfield, Christina Milian, and PPK. During this time he got his start into professional DJing with clubs in NYC such as Shelter and Exit.

Moving to Europe proved to be a great move for Sean, doing all production for DJ Beam in Germany and building his experience as a studio producer. Eventually Sean decided to step away, concentrated much more on his own productions and remixes. "Mirella" was the product of this exodus, as it was promptly signed to Afterglow Recordings, seeing John Askew and Dave Joy remixes. This led to a followup remix of Duderstadt - Muhanjala, which has seen almost every playlist of any trance DJ this year, including Armin van Buuren and Paul van Dyk.

Despite the departure from Germany to Switzerland, Sean maintained relations with Beam, and the remix of Beam - "On your Mind" proved to be another HUGE club smash. Caned CONSTANTLY by the likes of Paul van Dyk, John O'Callaghan, & Armin van Buuren, this remix essentially locked Sean in as one of 2006's more endeared talents in the genre.

The hype on his up-coming Discover single "Lift", has just been even more amplified by Sean's winning of the Sander van Doorn - Punk'd Remix Competition, beating out over 250 other remixes. Due out mid-summer, Lift promises to be Sean's biggest release to-date.

Coming from the energetic trance side of things has given Sean a slight edge when choosing emotional tracks. He has decided to not go in the "Hey I'm cool too"*** direction of everyone and their sister playing emotionless electrohouse, and now has reached even deeper into the real "dance your fucking ass off" tech-trance.

***This comment has apparently made some waves in the community, and was a bit misconstrued. So I feel I do have an obligation to explain myself. Someone had commented and questioned in amusement why I would have my brother Ryan Tyas normally open my radio shows with an hour of electro. Well, dance music comes in a huge amount of forms by now, and as such, as with all music, different types appeal to and make different types of people get energized. There are tons of people who don't like trance, and by that token tons that don't like house, and you know what, even more that don't like either. I may not be into electro for the most part, but I still respect the simple fact that people still want to hear it and dance to it on their own accord. It is something new, yes, and some amazing production still comes out of the genre that gets drowned in trance due trance's overwhelming amount of elements. I have nothing but respect for the genre and the production technique. Do I want to play it myself? No, it's just not what I play. So to call me hypocritical, well that's your perogative.